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The owner of the parking lot on Morgan Street (behind our IMAX Theatre) has announced that he will begin towing non-paying cars. If you park in this lot, please use the pay station to pre-pay for the anticipated hours you plan to stay. Other parking options include the Wilmington Street parking deck and on-street metered parking. Both the deck and street parking are free on weekends.
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Welcome to the September edition of The Marbleous Monthly.
Marbles is rolling into fall, and September is filled with exciting programs and events to help you soar into the new school year. Join us for our Birthday Celebration, LEGO Builders' Challenge and the Worldwide Day of Play - make Marbles your destination for family fun and memories this month! |
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Marbles BIG IDEA Forum: Cultivating Creative Thinking
Wednesday, October 5 | 12:00pm-2:00pm
Join top state officials and Progress Energy Chairman Bill Johnson to explore how innovative leadership is shaping our state. And discover Why It Pays to Play as Dr. Bowen White reveals how a playful approach unlocks creativity and productivity.
Sponsorship opportunities, tables and individual tickets are available! For more information, please contact Emily Bruce at 919.857.1074.
Purchase tickets now>> |
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 First Friday at Marbles
Friday, September 2|Museum open until 8:00pm
Enjoy a whole evening of play and adventure with a visit to the museum and the IMAX Theatre! |
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 Labor Day - The Best of Summer Fun!
Monday, September 5
Museum open 9:00am-5:00pm
From ice cream and ice castles to solar jewelry and beach ball volleyball, join us for a Summer Fun finale! We will be wrapping up the season with the best of our summer games and activities. |
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 LEGO Builders' Challenge
Saturday, September 10
Workshops at 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm and 2:30pm
Calling all LEGO lovers...this day is for YOU! Learn LEGO engineering techniques that help you build super-strength bridges and towers. Add weights and put them to the test. Which will be the last one standing? Great for kids ages 5-10. In partnership with LEGO KidsFest. |
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 Grandparent's Day
Sunday, September 11| 12:00pm-5:00pm
Be a kid again at Marbles! Grandparents accompanied by a grandchild will receive free admission to the museum on Grandparent's Day. Plus, purchase a Marbles Grand membership onsite on Grandparent's Day and get an extra month free. |
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 Science Solvers: NC First Robotics
Sunday, September 11 | 1:00pm-3:00pm
Play around with science, technology and robots while learning about the field of engineering with NC First Robotics. Test drive a robot and build towers to crash down. |
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 Sing! Dance! Play!
Friday, September 16 | 3:30pm-4:00pm
Join Jammin' Baby, a presenter of Music Together®, for musical fun and exploration! Appropriate for ages birth to five. |
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Garden Gourmet|Apple Snack Attack!
Saturday, September 17 | 10:00am-11:00am
Create and taste a simply delicious apple snack using summer's freshest harvest from farms across North Carolina. In addition, enjoy storytime and creative printing... all with apples!
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 FutureVet® with Banfield Hospital
Saturday, September 17| 11:00am-12:00pm
Calling all future vets and animal lovers for Banfield Pet Hospital's FutureVet® interactive program led by a veterinarian. Explore careers in pet health, meet a therapy dog and graduate with a FutureVet® certificate. There is no additional fee to attend this workshop, but space is limited.
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La Fiesta del Pueblo
Sunday, September 18 | Throughout the day
Moore Square & Marbles Kids Museum
A celebration of North Carolina's Latino community, featuring live music, dance performances, Latin American cuisine, children's activities and more! Centered in Moore Square with kids' activities at Marbles throughout the day.
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 Gadgets & Gizmos
Sunday, September 18 | 1:00pm-3:00pm
Think outside the box as you solve engineering puzzles with The Engineering Place, NCSU College of Engineering's K-12 Outreach Program. Build an LED flashlight and experiment with circuits.
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 Target $2 Tuesday Night
Tuesday, September 20 | 5:00pm-8:00pm
Bring the whole family for a night of play for just $2 per person! As always, members play free. Join our friends from Target for storytime and illustrate your very own Marbleous book.
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 Worldwide Day of Play
Saturday, September 24 | 9:00am-5:00pm
Join Marbles as we celebrate Worldwide Day of Play with zany games and old-school recess fun. It's the best of Big Fun - jump rope challenges, family groove workouts and all sorts of silliness!
 Plus, visit Fruit Shoot's sampling stand in the Courtyard to try their new juice drink! |
| |  Happy Birthday Marbles! Thursday, September 29 - Sunday, October 2
Help us celebrate our 4th birthday with special activities all week long!
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Garden Gourmet | Veggie Dippers
Friday, September 30 | 10:00am-11:00am
Mix up some delicious hummus and take a dip with crunchy veggie snacks inspired from Castaway Cove Kids Garden.
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Terrific Tales with Tarheel Tale Tellers
Saturday, October 1 | 11:00am and 2:00pm
Enjoy children's stories brought to life by this exciting theatre troupe from UNC!
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By popular demand - Marbles introduces new school year offerings from our award-winning camps program! Register your child today for these extraordinary learning adventures. Space is limited.
Little Kids Cook NEW!
Debuts September 14
Ages 3-5 | Selected Wednesdays | 9:00am-12:00pm
Preschoolers prepare tasty dishes inspired by favorite storybooks. Stories come to life through games, activities and crafts while waiting for the timer to ding! | |
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Early Release Clubs NEW!
Debuts September 16
Grades K-5 | 1:30pm-5:00pm
Spend fun-filled afternoons at Marbles on the days when school gets out early. Choose either My Doll's World Club or Build It! Club. | |
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School's Out Camps
Upcoming Camp September 30 | Teacher Workday for Elementary School 9:00am-5:00pm; extended care available
Camp adventure continues at Marbles with our special School's Out Camps designed specifically for the days your kids have off but you don't! | |
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First Fridays Kids Camps
New season starts October 7
Preschool (ages 3-5) and Elementary (K5-10) Camps | 5:30pm-8:30pm
Kids have a night out to call their own! First Fridays Kids Camp is a unique experience that includes museum play and making new friends, while exploring unique activities each month. | |
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First Fridays Kids Cook Camps NEW!
Launches October 7
Upper Elementary (ages 8-11) | 5:30pm-8:30pm
An opportunity for older campers to whip up fantastic dishes in these appetizing adventures during the Marbles First Fridays festivities. | |
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Adventures Together Workshops NEW!
Debuts October 8
Adult/Child Teams (For kids in grades K-5)
Selected Saturdays | 10:00am-12:00pm
Looking for the ultimate Saturday morning adventure? Grown-ups and kids join forces to build, invent, investigate and much, much more! Together is better and more fun too!
For more information on camp programs at Marbles, contact Kristi Heckel at 919.857.1019. | |
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 Special Thanks to the
City of Raleigh Arts Commission!
Marbles is pleased to announce funding from the City of Raleigh Arts Commission for "Play-date with an Artist," a new artist-in-residency series designed to bring local artists into the museum for hands-on, minds-on creative inspiration! Be on the lookout for more details about the program, kicking off this fall. This project is funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendation of the Raleigh Arts Commission. | |
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NEW! Themed Birthday Parties
Give your child the ultimate birthday celebration with one of our brand-new themed parties! Exciting activities, make-and-take crafts and museum play are all included. Party themes are Kids Cook, Pirates and Princesses and Marbleous Race. Available weekdays only. Find out more>>
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Join Marble s at LEGO KidsFest! Marbles is showcasing at LEGO KidsFest on October 7-9 at the Raleigh Convention Center, and we need your help! Volunteer to assist at our "Build Your Brain with Marbles Kids Museum" activity booth, and help KidsFest attendees create a mini masterpiece using LEGOs as stamps. Interested in volunteering? Click here to sign up! |
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Calling all Grandparents!
Share your talents and engage children in play! You can determine your schedule and choose to spark play in our exhibits, be a rocking chair reader or assist our wonderful staff behind the scenes. Reconnect with the kid in you and be part of our Marbleous team. For more infomation, please contact Liz McKee at 919.857.1025. |
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For Grown-ups! Martinis to the MAX
Wells Fargo IMAX Theatre at Marbles
Thursday, September 8| 5:30pm-8:00pm
Make it a MAX night every 2nd Thursday, starting September 8 with martinis and The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D! Enjoy our signature Marbletini, mingling and a movie to the MAX with our new monthly event series, featuring an inspiring documentary. It's a perfect way to liven up a night out downtown, so join us for the ultimate movie experience! Purchase tickets now>>
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 Transformers: Dark of the Moon An IMAX 3D Experience
Now Playing Shia LaBeouf returns as Sam Witwicky in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. When a mysterious event from Earth's past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us. Find out more>> |
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 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:
Part 2 An IMAX 3D Experience Now Playing
The end begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione go back to Hogwarts to find and destroy Voldemorts final horcruxes, but when Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again. Find out more>>
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 Born to Be Wild 3DNow Playing
"Your kids will never forget seeing this film." - Boston Herald
The critics are raving about our newest documentary! Born to be Wild 3D is an inspired story of love, dedication and the remarkable bond between humans and animals. This film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them. Find out more>>
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 The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D Now Playing
Featuring 10-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater, Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D immerses you in the story of an ocean wave and the lives it impacts and transforms. From astounding 3D surfing action to the chaos of ocean storms, go on quest to understand one of this planet's most intriguing and dramatic phenoma.
Find out more>> |
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 Hubble 3DLast Chance!
Experience the gripping story full of hope, crushing disappointment, dazzling ingenuity, bravery, and triumph - in HUBBLE 3D, the seventh awe-inspiring film from the award-winning IMAX Space Team. Find out more>>
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NCS Kids Young People's Concerts with the
North Carolina Symphony
Featuring Beethoven Lives Upstairs, Green Eggs and Ham and Bug Songs
For families and children ages 4-12, these concerts are a perfect introduction to an essential art form and include the chance to try out various instruments. Marbles Kids Museum members receive special pricing for the series - See all 3 concerts for $33. Purchase tickets online for the 11:00am or 4:00pm concerts. |
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LEGO KidsFest
October 7-9 | Raleigh Convention Center
The LEGO KidsFest, a giant traveling LEGO expo, is coming to the Raleigh Convention Center, October 7-9. This hands-on, educational, all-ages LEGO Extravaganza features millions of LEGO bricks, not to mention lots of construction zones, dozens of life-sized LEGO models and displays, LEGO Universe and LEGO Games, group builds such as Creation Nation and the Mystery Mural, live LEGO Master Builders, and so much more, covering three acres of space.
Special offer for friends of Marbles Kids Museum: Get $2 off each LEGO KidsFest ticket when purchasing online; use discount code MCM11. |
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 Back to School Specials with Tutor Doctor Raleigh-Durham!
Start the school year off by helping your child reach his or her potential with Tutor Doctor! We specialize in customized home tutoring for students in all grades and all subjects. We match the right tutor with your needs!
Marbles Kids Museum members receive 10% off any tutoring package of 24 hours or more AND receive a $25 VISA gift card when you enroll!
Call today to schedule a free in-home consultation (919.381.5176) or go online for more info. Mention you are a member of Marbles Kids Museum. Limited service area. Not good with any other promotion.
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